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Big Brown Trainer Richard Dutrow, Jr. “Feels Like A Loser”
Big Brown trainer Richard Dutrow Jr. says he feels “like a loser” after Big Brown’s last-place finish in the Belmont Stakes, and he was still searching for answers Monday about what went wrong.
Big Brown became the first horse seeking the Triple Crown to finish last in 140 years of running the 1 1/2 -mile Belmont Stakes.
“I feel like a loser right now and I don’t know why,” horse trainer Richard Dutrow, Jr. told the Daily Racing Form on Monday. “Usually when I get beat I can handle it the right way, and I’ve handled this the right way, but I just feel like something’s not right.”
Dutrow said he’s been unable to find anything physically wrong with Big Brown. He said the quarter crack on the colt’s left front hoof was fine and that he showed no signs of being sore.
Jockey Kent Desormeaux eased up Big Brown with a quarter-mile remaining in the Belmont Stakes, won by 38-1 long shot Da’ Tara.”I don’t know why he had to do that,” said Dutrow, who questioned Desormeaux’s decisions in the race.
Entering the first turn, jockey Kent Desormeaux took a hard hold of Big Brown and yanked him to the outside, bumping with Anak Nakal before finding running room outside of Tale of Ekati while Da’ Tara opened up a three-length lead around the clubhouse turn.
“I’m sure he didn’t have any idea what the hell was going on going into the first turn the way (Desormeaux) was switching him all over the damn track,” Dutrow said. “I don’t know what he was doing.”
Jockey Kent Desormeaux said Monday that his plan was go to the lead, but that Big Brown slipped coming out of the gate and that he was pinched back a length. He said that he pulled Big Brown up because he wasn’t going to finish anywhere but last.
The loss was Big Brown’s first in six career starts after dominating performances in the Kentucky Derby and Preakness.
“I want to keep going with him,” Dutrow said. “I want him to run big next time and run big after that, and then it can be over.”
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2 Responses to “Big Brown Trainer Richard Dutrow, Jr. “Feels Like A Loser””
Bob Borgus
June 10th, 2008 at 4:28 pm
I’m glad Dutrow feels like a loser because thats what he is. He shot his big mouth off for 3 weeks and then he has’nt been seen since the Belmont. Now he’s going to try and blame the jockey.
i HAVE ONE QUESTION ABOUT THE BELMONT RACE? PRIOR TO THE RACE (APPROXIMATELY 30-40 MINUTES BEFORE), ABC SPORTS SHOWED BIG BROWN IN HIS STALL AND HE WAS VERY UPSET ABOUT SOMETHING?!! BIG BROWN WAS ALWAYS
SO CALM & cOOL, SO i WAS SURPRIZED AT HOW HE WAS ACTING. THEY LEFT THE CAMERA ON BIG BROWN IN HIS STALL WHILE THEY TALKED ABOUT THE UP COMING RACE.BIG BROWN CONTINUED BUCKING & KICKING AT HIS STALLDOOR… OVER & OVER AGAIN! THIS WENT ON FOR A GOOD 3-4 MINUTES & IT WAS OBVIOUS HE WAS UPSET! EVEN THE ANNOUNCER SAID”COULD HOW HE’S ACTING HAVE SOME EFFECT ON HIS BEHAVIOR OR STAMINA IN THE UPCOMING RACE? NO ONE REPLIED…
COULD ANYONE ELSE THAT SAW WHAT TOOK PLACE COMMENT ON THESE EVENTS? SOMETHING HAPPENED FROM FRANKELS BARN & THAT STALL.
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Bob Borgus
June 10th, 2008 at 4:28 pm
I’m glad Dutrow feels like a loser because thats what he is. He shot his big mouth off for 3 weeks and then he has’nt been seen since the Belmont. Now he’s going to try and blame the jockey.
TRUDYDEMARLIE
June 11th, 2008 at 9:59 pm
i HAVE ONE QUESTION ABOUT THE BELMONT RACE? PRIOR TO THE RACE (APPROXIMATELY 30-40 MINUTES BEFORE), ABC SPORTS SHOWED BIG BROWN IN HIS STALL AND HE WAS VERY UPSET ABOUT SOMETHING?!! BIG BROWN WAS ALWAYS
SO CALM & cOOL, SO i WAS SURPRIZED AT HOW HE WAS ACTING. THEY LEFT THE CAMERA ON BIG BROWN IN HIS STALL WHILE THEY TALKED ABOUT THE UP COMING RACE.BIG BROWN CONTINUED BUCKING & KICKING AT HIS STALLDOOR… OVER & OVER AGAIN! THIS WENT ON FOR A GOOD 3-4 MINUTES & IT WAS OBVIOUS HE WAS UPSET! EVEN THE ANNOUNCER SAID”COULD HOW HE’S ACTING HAVE SOME EFFECT ON HIS BEHAVIOR OR STAMINA IN THE UPCOMING RACE? NO ONE REPLIED…
COULD ANYONE ELSE THAT SAW WHAT TOOK PLACE COMMENT ON THESE EVENTS? SOMETHING HAPPENED FROM FRANKELS BARN & THAT STALL.